Simon Cowell, 60, broke his back “in a number of places” after a fall from his electric bike in the courtyard of his Malibu home, in California, this weekend.
His injury, which reportedly missed his spinal cord by a centimetre, required surgery to fix a metal rod into his back.The ITV star, who admitted he did not read instructions for the device, is renowned for his media empire of TV shows including ‘The X Factor’, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ and a roster of other shows.The damage was caused years after his vow to change his lifestyle and ditch bad habits in order to focus on his health after longevity fears when he had a dangerous fall due to low blood pressure.
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